Beginner

What’s your name and surname? Spell it, please.

Talk about your family members.

Describe your typical morning on a weekday.

Name 3 things you can do. Do you like doing it?

Describe the area where you live. What is there near your house?

What did you do last weekend / on your last holiday?

Elementary

How do you spend your free time? Name a few things you’re doing now.

When was the last time you were at the cinema?

Who is your mother’s brother in relation to you?

Who is your brother’s daughter?

My aunts is (my mother’s sister)

My cousin is (my uncle’s son/daughter)

What’s the past form of buy, go, sleep, hear, leave, lose.

Describe your last holiday.

How much water do you drink a day? How many photos do you have on your mobile?

Is it better to study English in class or online?

What’s the happiest moment in your life?

Pre-Intermediate

What were you doing this time two days ago / before this interview?

Tell me about your plans for the future.

What will our live look like in 50-year time?

How long have you studied English? Have you ever been to an English-speaking
country?

What rules do you have at your work / school / university?

What will you do if you can’t get to sleep tonight?

Intermediate

How long have you been studying here?

What task have you been able to complete recently?

As a child, what did you use to be frighten of?

What are the best three things that have been invented in the last 25 years?

If you went back in time, what year would you go to? Why?

What is something you can’t stand doing? Talk about some difficult choices you have
made recently.

Upper-Intermediate

Do you follow fashion? Why / Why not?

What are the main environmental issues and are there any practical solutions to them?

Good things come to those who fly. Do you agree with this saying?

Is there anything you are getting used to now? Is it easy for you to do? What adjustments
have you had to do?

What do you think the most common crime in your country is? Is it possible to root it
out?

How does advertising influence your consumer ability?

Advanced

Choose one topic from the list below. Talk about it for one minute:

 Beauty gets the attention. Personality gets the heart.

 The language we use influences the way we think.
 Money is not the only answer but it makes a difference.
What do the following idioms mean: out of the blue, a red herring, to be caught red-
handed;

Talk about your most exciting travel experience.

What’s the difference between lie and lay, beside and besides, affect and effect?